Legal Principles Transformation in the Practice of Interpretation of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: The Influence of Ideology

The paper examines the process of transforming Russian law through changes in the system of legal principles enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The study aims to determine the influence of the state dominant ideology on existing legal relations. Based on the analysis of the rulings of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the paper illustrates the transition from the declaration of the principle of priority of human and civil rights and freedoms to the affirmation of the principle of balancing interests that has been clearly articulated in new constitutional rules, applied by the constitutional Court of the Russian Federation to interpret rules of law, and enshrined in the Court’s legal standing to ensure legal certainty and establish uniformity in judicial practice aimed at maintaining a balance of interests in resolution of legal disputes. By applying an evolutionary approach to interpreting civil law rules establish limitation periods, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has focused on the changing political, economic, and ideological environment in Russian society, as well as on the legal provisions that have been enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation as a result of the adoption of the Law of the Russian Federation on Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The state’s and society’s orientation towards ensuring internal and external security, strengthening state unity and sovereignty were clarified in interpretative acts of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation affirming the principle of balancing public interest and legitimate private interest.

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